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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OSCAR HII SBERG, OF GENEVA, SlVITZERLANlQ, ASSIGNOR TO THE FARE- IVERKE, VORMALS MEISTER, LUCIUS & BRUNING, OF HOCHST-ON-THE- MAIN, GERMANY.

ESTER 0F ALKOYLAMIDOPHENOLS AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 569,416, dated October 18, 1896.

Application filed October 31,1895. Serial No. 567,501. (SpecimensJ To all whom it 772/661] concern.-

Be it known that I, OSCAR HINSBERG, doctor of philosophy, a citizen of the German Empire,residing at Geneva, Switzerland,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Methods of Manufacturing Carbonic Esters of Alkoylamidophenols and of Their Alkylated Derivatives, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved process of producing carbonic esters of alkoylamidophenols and their derivatives, to be used for medicinal purposes.

I have discovered that alkoylparaamidophenols and their derivatives, in which the nitrogen atom is alkylated, may be converted in the form of their salts into alkoylamidophenol carbonic esters or alkoylalky1amidophenol carbonic esters of the general formula:

NII alkoyl N(Alk} alkoyl 0 H I have prepared the following new com pounds by means of the above method: acetylethylamidophenyl-ethyl carbonate, meltin g-point 95 to 96; acetylethylamidophenylmethyl carbonate, melting-point 83 to SF; acetylmethylamidophenyl-ethyl carbonate, melting-point 103 to 104?; acetylmethylamidophenyl methyl carbonate, meltingpoint 145 to 146; acetylamidophenyl-ethyl carbonate, melting-point 121; acetylamidophenyl-methyl carbonate, melting-point 115 to 116; acetylamidophenyl-isobutyl carbonate, melting-point 116 to 117; acetylamidophenyl-isoamyl carbonate, melting-point 112 to 113; lactylamidophenyl-ethyl carbonate, melting-point 101 to 102; phenylglycolylamidophenyl-ethyl carbonate, meltingpoint 162.5"; lactylamidophenyl-methyl carbonate, melting-point 87 to 88; formylamidophenyl-ethyl carbonate, melting-point 84 to 85; formylamidophenyl-m et hyl carbonate, melting-point 101 to 105.

1 illustrate the above method by the following example: 1.89 kilograms of acetylethylamidophenol are dissolved in the calculated quantity of soda-lye and the solution treated with a slight excess of about 1.1 kilograms of ethylchlor carbonate and shaken until the reaction is over, precautions being taken to prevent any considerable rise of temperature. The precipitate of acetylethylpara-amidophenyl-ethyl carbonate thus formed is crystallized from dilute alcohol.

The alkoylamidophenyl carbonic esters are colorless compounds which crystallize well, are difficultly soluble in cold Water, easily'soluble in alcohol and hot water, less soluble in benzene and ether. They are decomposed by heating with acids or alkalies. Their melting-points are between 80 to 161 centigrade. The new products are used as a remedy for fevers and are administered in doses from 0.5 to one gram.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. The process herein described of producing carbonic esters of alkoylamidophenols and of their derivatives, which consists in treating alkoylamidophenols and their de- NH alkoyl N(Alk) alkoyl O -land C H,

O 00 OR 0 OOOR In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

OSCAR HINSBERG. Witnesses:

BENJ. II. RIDGELY, OTTO MAY. 

